Skeleton Knife in CS2: Skins, Cases & Prices
Which cases have the Skeleton Knife, which finishes you can get from each, and the cheapest way to own one.
What is the Skeleton Knife?
The Skeleton Knife is a folding knife with an open, skeletonised handle and a fast flip animation. It first appeared in the Shattered Web Case (2019) and drops from 3 cases in total. Like every knife it only exists as a rare special item: it drops from a handful of cases or comes out of a Covert-to-knife trade up.
Which cases have the Skeleton Knife?
The Skeleton Knife drops from 3 cases. In every one of them it shares the rare pool with other knives (Nomad Knife, Paracord Knife and Survival Knife), so a knife from these cases is usually not a Skeleton Knife. The table lists every case with the Skeleton Knife finishes it can give and the odds per case opened.
| Case | Skeleton finishes in this case | Any Skeleton | One specific finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shattered Web Case, Fracture Case | 13: Vanilla, Fade, Crimson Web, Slaughter, Case Hardened, Urban Masked, Blue Steel, Night Stripe, Stained, Forest DDPAT, Boreal Forest, Scorched, Safari Mesh | 0.065% (1 in 1,538) | 0.005% (1 in 20,000) |
| Fever Case | 7: Vanilla, Marble Fade, Tiger Tooth, Doppler (Ruby, Sapphire, Black Pearl, Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, Phase 4), Damascus Steel, Ultraviolet, Rust Coat | 0.065% (1 in 1,538) | 0.0093% (1 in 10,769) |
How the odds are calculated: every case gives a knife or gloves 0.26% of the time, and we split that evenly over the different knife finishes in each case's rare pool (counted from the case's item list, with a Doppler or Gamma Doppler counted as one finish whatever its phase), because Valve only publishes the 0.26% total.
Work out your chances over many openings with the CS2 knife odds calculator, check what every Skeleton Knife sells for on CS2 knife prices, or skip the unboxing with a knife trade up using Covert skins from one of these cases.
The case decides which skins you can get: a Doppler or Marble Fade Skeleton only comes from the cases that list those finishes above.
Every Skeleton Knife skin
All 19 Skeleton Knife finishes currently in the game:
Skeleton Knife
Skeleton Knife | Blue Steel
Skeleton Knife | Boreal Forest
Skeleton Knife | Case Hardened
Skeleton Knife | Crimson Web
Skeleton Knife | Damascus Steel
Skeleton Knife | Doppler
Skeleton Knife | Fade
Skeleton Knife | Forest DDPAT
Skeleton Knife | Marble Fade
Skeleton Knife | Night Stripe
Skeleton Knife | Rust Coat
Skeleton Knife | Safari Mesh
Skeleton Knife | Scorched
Skeleton Knife | Slaughter
Skeleton Knife | Stained
Skeleton Knife | Tiger Tooth
Skeleton Knife | Ultraviolet
Skeleton Knife | Urban MaskedSkeleton Knife prices by finish
| Finish | Lowest price | Factory New | Cheapest on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safari Mesh | $86.07 FT | $201.05 | SkinSwap |
| Boreal Forest | $88.07 FT | $165.74 | SkinSwap |
| Forest DDPAT | $88.58 FT | $235.62 | SkinSwap |
| Rust Coat | $94.49 BS | – | SkinSwap |
| Scorched | $102.43 BS | $202.04 | SkinSwap |
| Urban Masked | $108.05 BS | $249.59 | SkinSwap |
| Night Stripe | $118.98 BS | $391.58 | SkinSwap |
| Stained | $141.20 BS | $277.61 | SkinSwap |
| Ultraviolet | $144.49 BS | $408.44 | Buff.Market |
| Damascus Steel | $155.76 BS | $197.16 | Skinport |
| Blue Steel | $165.87 BS | $317.94 | SkinSwap |
| Vanilla (no finish) | $173.46 | – | SkinSwap |
| Case Hardened | $182.92 BS | $386.30 | CS.MONEY |
| Crimson Web | $209.29 BS | $1,158 | SkinSwap |
| Tiger Tooth | $248.50 FN | $248.50 | SkinSwap |
| Marble Fade | $303.83 FN | $303.83 | SkinSwap |
| Slaughter | $305.88 MW | $345.30 | SkinSwap |
| Fade | $395.00 FN | $395.00 | Skins.com |
| Doppler | $485.00 FN | $485.00 | DMarket |
Lowest listing across up to 11 marketplaces in the CS2TradeUp.gg price feed, without StatTrak or Souvenir, checked on 2026-11-11. Prices change every day, so open a skin for live prices.
How to get a Skeleton Knife
- Buy it: the cheapest way to get a specific finish and float.
- Knife trade up: five Covert skins from one of the cases above give a random item from that case's pool, which may or may not be a Skeleton. Check the odds in the knife trade up calculator.
- Unbox it: about 0.26% per case for any knife, and the pool is shared with other knives, so this is the most expensive route on average. The odds per case are in the table above.
Picking a finish
Budget finishes (Safari Mesh, Boreal Forest, Scorched, Forest DDPAT, Urban Masked) are the cheapest way into a Skeleton. Fade, Doppler, Marble Fade, Case Hardened and Crimson Web sit at the top, and specific phases or patterns can multiply the price. More in the most expensive CS2 knives and the cheapest CS2 knives.
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Frequently asked questions
What case is the Skeleton Knife in?
The Skeleton Knife drops from Shattered Web Case, Fracture Case, Fever Case.
What are the odds of unboxing a Skeleton Knife?
Any knife or gloves drop 0.26% of the time. Split evenly over the knife finishes in each case's rare pool, a Skeleton Knife in any finish is 0.065% per case (about 1 in 1,538).
How do I get a Skeleton Knife in CS2?
Buy one, unbox one (about 0.26% for any knife), or trade up five Covert skins from a case whose pool includes the Skeleton Knife.